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'''Merikarvia''' (Swedish: Sastmola) is a municipality in the region of [[Region:Lounais-Suomi|Lounais-Suomi]]. It is located in the [[Satakunta]] region. The neighboring municipalities are [[Isojoki, Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomi|Isojoki]], [[Kristinestad, Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomi|Kristinestad]] [[Municipality:Pomarkku|Pomarkku]], [[Municipality:Pori|Pori]] and [[Municipality:Siikainen, Lounais-Suomi|Siikainen]].
The municipality has a population of 3,111 (31 January 2019)[ and it covers an area of 1,246.22 square kilometres (481.17 sq mi), of which 800.2 km2 (309.0 sq mi) is water. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The coastline was formerly Swedish-speaking. Merikarvia is known by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oura_Archipelago Oura Archipelago], which is part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothnian_Sea_National_Park Bothnian Sea] National Park.